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No. 413,488. Patented w. 22. 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK W. BROOKS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE PEERLESSWRINGER AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

LAUNDRY-BENCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,488, dated October22, 1889. Application filed December 81, 1888. Serial No. 295,101- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. BROOKS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of @uyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Laundry-Benches, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to benches for laundry purposes, and has for itsobject to provide a compactly-folding bench, easily and quickly adjustedand readily handled; and it consists in the peculiar construction andcombination of parts,as hereinafter described, and pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my newbench as seen spread open and ready for use. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the same closed. Fig. 3

is a view of the peculiar hinge adapted for use in my construction offolding bench.-

A A represent the standards of a wringer, which may be of any of thewell-known kinds.

B B are side rails forming the sides of the bench-frame, having end barsI) b and middle cross-bars b b, the ends of the frame being supported bythe folding legs L L.

The side rails are hinged to the said standards A A, a little distanceabove their lower ends, by the angular-shaped hinges C, the eyes 0 ofwhich are elongated, for a purpose hereinafter shown.

D D are iron braces, consisting of bars pivoted to the lower ends of thestandards A A, their top ends being joined by a cross-rod d, which liesin notches in the top edges of the said rails B B and alongside of thecross-bars b I). These braces serve to support the middle part of thebench-frame in the form of a truss. To fold this bench, the middle part,with the wringer, is slightly raised. The elongated eyes 0 of the hingesC permit this middle part to be lifted up sufficiently to release thebrace-bars from the notches, which are then turned upward. The standardsthen settle down and rest on the floor. Now the side rails may be turnedupright against the standards, the legs folded down upon the side rails,and the frame assumes the folded condition seen in Fig. 2.

Having described my invention, I claim In a laundry-bench, thecombination, with the standards A A, of side rails B B, hinged to saidstandards by slotted hinges C C, and provided with the notches d, thebrace-irons DD, pivoted to lower end of standards and adapted to lie innotches in the rails B B, for supporting the middle of the bench, and tobe turned up for allowing the bench to be folded, substantially in themanner and for the purpose set forth.

FREDERICK W. BROOKS.

Witnesses: GEO. W. TIBBITTS, J OHN W. TAYLOR.

